Time is a very interesting concept to me, and it seems to always take center stage at the beginning of each New Year. So, as we all dip our toes into 2009, I find myself wondering what you will do with this very precious commodity called time this year. With that said, I have a suggestion... watch less TV. According to the Nielsen Company, the average American watches more than four hours of TV each day (or 28 hours per week, or two months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent nine years glued to the tube, reports Nielsen. That’s a lot of time sitting on one’s derriere doing basically nothing. Not to mention that new research has found the less TV you watch the happier you are likely to be. So, if you would like to change this behavior in 2009 and spend some of your TV time more wisely, I have a suggestion.

I want to offer a challenge to those of you who are ready to make 2009 the year that you usher exercise into your life. I suggest you invest some of your TV time in a much healthier venture and trade in some of your TV time this year for exercise! I challenge you to take one half hour of your daily TV time and dedicate it to exercise. You can take a slow walk around the block, a few trips up and down the stairs - do whatever you like as long as it’s exercise. If you can successfully substitute a half hour of exercise for your typical TV-watching each day, you will do your body and spirit wonders, as well as change your life in deep and significant ways. So what do you say? Can I interest you in a walk, or are you too busy watching TV?